ABSTRACT
This chapter involves a case study of an on-going action research spiral based on the "Lewinian learning cycle" and Kolb's model of "experiental learning". It is from the domain of medical education - improving teaching of anatomy via investigating learning by medical students. Improving teaching represents the "action" and investigating learning (from a special perspective) the "research". Describing and analysing such action research required the separation of those elements, although in everyday teaching they are merged into the same sets of activities. A symbiosis between practice and research is demonstrated. The planning of teaching interventions was enhanced by formulating strategies based on a good theory (in this case: the findings from student learning research). Investigating the effects of these interventions in turn provided implications for further research (in student learning).
